Only 24% of Americans, including just 11% of Republicans and 12% of independent voters, approve of celebrities preaching to them about politics, a new poll by AP-NORC has found.
Even among Democrats, just 39% support celebrities’ use of their platforms and fanbases to talk politics.
Same goes for professional athletes, with just 39% of Democrats, 16% of Republicans and 15% of independents approving their favorite players climbing onto the political soapbox, the polling found.
The same poll, taken in early December after last month’s highly charged presidential vote, found that a majority of Americans were exhausted by political news by the time the election rolled around, with about a quarter fewer people watching live election coverage in 2024 than four years ago. MSNBC and CNN were hit hardest.
7 in 10 Democrats, and about 6 in 10 Republicans and independents said they’re taking a break from political news now that America's election cycle is finally behind them.